043 - You Are Not What We Expected - An Interview with Sidura Ludwig
Gen and Jette interview Sidura Ludwig, discussing her latest release - You are not what we expected, growing up in Winnipeg, and the importance of writing routines.\nShow Notes:\nWinnipeg might be a deep freeze but it breeds creativity through it's chilly isolation.\nSidura used to work at McNally Robinson - Canada's largest indie bookstore (and Jette used to go there while in university!) \nArt is more accessible in Winnipeg because it's small - RWB, Symphony, Theatre as examples\nThe Winnipeg Fringe Festival is MASSIVE!!\nThere are so many great writing courses and communities out there!\nVermont College of Fine Arts has a wonderful MFA in Children and Young Adult writing \nSara Selecky writing school\nHumber correspondence program \nWriting routines are crucial (and we did a whole episode on it! Check out Episode 41)\nTreat your writing time like a meeting - take is seriously and make it a commitment\nYou can You Were Not What We Expected anywhere but it would be great to support House of Anansi\nHow to Connect with Sidura:\nHer website \nFacebook \nInstagram\nTwitter\nBooks mentioned:\nPurple America - Rick Moody \nViolet Shrink - Christine Baldacchino\nSweep: A Story of a Girl and her Monster - Jonathan Auxier\nWriting Down the Bones - Natalie Goldberg\nHolding My Breath - Sidura Ludwig\nDon\u2019t forget to follow us on Instagram @anotherbookpodcast, Twitter @anotherbookpod, and Facebook or email us at anotherbookontheshelfpodcast@gmail.com. We\u2019d love to hear from you! And check out our Patreon and sign up for our newsletter as well!